Milbrey McLaughlinStanford UniversityE-mail AuthorDr. McLaughlin is the David Jacks Professor of Education at Stanford University. Her research combines studies of K-12 education policy in the U.S and work on the broad question of community-school collaboration to support youth development. Her research on public education focuses on how school teaching is shaped by "context" issues such as organizational policy, social-cultural conditions of the schools, districts and communities.

Brian RowanUniversity of MichiganE-mail AuthorDr. Rowan is a professor of education at the University of Michigan. His research interests include the organization and management of instruction in schools, sociology of education and educational administration.